I imagine the Obama administration knew about Petraeus' affair when they nominated him.  How nice to have a pre-built blackmail/scapegoat lever in such a key official.

Of course if Petraeus thought Obama wouldn't find out about and use the affair against him then he's not quite the military genius some make him out to be.

It might hurt the Dems if the nitwit 51% who vote Democrat paid any attention to this stuff.

Let's face it, half the people who voted for Obama think the IRS did a good thing in suppressing conservative groups and the other half have no idea that this even happened.

Edward,

Why can't you simply tell the truth of your religion without attacking other faiths?  By all means, preach the gospel as you understand it long and loud all the day long but when you then go on the attack against other faiths well, I don't think that's constructive or enlightened.

Obviously there are theocratic differences between my faith and yours and between my faith and Islam.  You tell me what you believe and I'll tell you what I believe - I do it with my Muslim friends all the time.  But if I proceed to tell you your faith is wrong here and here and here you might get a little offended.  So would I.  So would Muslims.

Your failure to attack my faith does not mean you agree with it - it just means that you are being civil.

Perhaps the drones could refuse their manager's illegal orders and turn whistleblower.

I fear the drones were only too happy to carry out those orders from above.

Frankly, Red, I reject the premise of your question and am very uncomfortable with the bashing of Islam contained in this thread.

Of course I feel that my religion (LDS) contains more truth than others or I would not be a member and I imagine most Catholics and other Christians feel the same way.  But that does not give anyone the right to tear down or denigrate someone else's faith.

I also understand everyone's frustration with fanatics who commit atrocities in the name of Islam and the geopolitical mess in the Middle East but even that does not give us the right to attack other people's faith.  I know several good people who are Muslim and I would put their behavior up against anyone from another faith - including Christianity.

I'm dismayed by the mob mentality and lack of true Christian understanding I see in this thread...

You've got to love the racket that federal employees have going - not only can they do as they please with little to no oversight, it is darn near impossible to fire them!

Tell me again how our country survives?

Attackers shot to death?  I thought British police didn't carry guns.

Looks like they may want to start...

I love this guy. Good for the Virginia GOP for nominating him. We need more blacks to speak out about the race racket going on in this country

I've said before on this site that we don't have one all-powerful tyrant in this country - we have thousands of little ones who are all bureaucrats for the federal government.

This is a result of both parties, btw, not just the Dems.

The reason she didn't get to speak at the convention is because she refused to support Romney, who by winning the nomination got to control the convention.

Loose cannons are generally not viewed favorably when you're trying to make a positive impression...

I'm not surprised by the results of this poll.  The folks I talked to up in Alaska said that people there really didn't like it when Palin vacated the governorship.

Alaskans don't like quitters.

Another quirk of our beloved state is that the only reason that Marxist Mark Dayton was elected governor is because a liberal Republican named Tom Horner ran for governor in 2010 as an independent and garnered 251,000 votes.

Dayton won by only 9,000 votes

Not a bad idea but I think that simplification and elimination would be the best way to reform things.

Simplify the necessary federal agencies by pruning the massive federal code and eliminate the unnecessary agencies.

Of course neither of our ideas has a snowball's chance in...

You might want to check outWhite Collarfrom the USA Network.  Somewhat formulaic but has really likeable characters. Structured like Burn Notice but totally different premise.

Until the GOP-controlled House proposes real cuts to the budget of the IRS, EPA and countless other federal agencies limited government is a pipe dream.

Who is Dallin Oaks?  Well, his many accomplishments include;

• Law professor at the University of Chicago Law school
• President of Brigham Young University, the largest private university in the US
• A justice of the Utah Supreme Court
• A member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of the LDS church

In addition, he has written and spoken extensively about the importance of freedom of religion in our society, which is why the Becket Fund was honoring him.

He's a good man.